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IBM InfoPrint 6500-v1P Line Matrix Printer, 1000 LPM

Manufacturer: IBM

Part # 6500-v1P

Availability: IN STOCK

REFURBISHED 90 days Warranty


Price: $2,500.00

IBM 6500-v1P Line Matrix Printer 1000 LPM

  • Print speeds up to 1000 lines per minute (lpm)

  • User friendly interface and controls

  • Remote management capability

Meet the demands for efficiency and manageability in high-volume applications. The InfoPrint® 6500-v1P line matrix printer was built to rapidly adapt to changing business environments. With a state-of-the-art print engine and controller technology, you can confidently meet the demands of back office and/or data processing applications. Powerful remote management capabilities help to maximize printer utilization.

Today’s rapidly changing business environment requires reliable printing solutions that meet the increasing demands for efficiency and manageability associated with high-volume printing applications. While some companies are facing increased operating expenses and reliability concerns as a result of switching to laser printing solutions, many others continue to leverage the proven value of industrial impact printers.

The InfoPrint® 6500-v1P line printer offers reliable high performance printing in virtually any office or supply-chain environment, as well as support for a wide range of media types—all with a low total cost of ownership. Providing printing at speeds 1,000 lines per minute (lpm), this printer is a feature rich, versatile impact printer that is available in an open pedestal or enclosed cabinet design. The open pedestal design minimizes floor space requirements and optimizes access to forms. Feature and functionality upgrades to both designs further improve these already reliable and efficient printers.

User-Friendly Design

The printer features a high-function, multilingual operator interface with built-in attention light, blue touch-point controls and an auto-platen stop recall device, which helps to ensure the proper gap adjustment following a forms reload. Enhancements to the pedestal design also include increased accessibility for ribbon loading and heavyduty casters for improved mobility.

Output Control

The printers have the following output control features:

Six modes for printing text:

  • Near-Letter Quality (NLQ)
  • Near-Letter Quality San Serif
  • Data Processing (DP)
  • Draft
  • Optical Character Recognition Font A (OCR A)
  • Optical Character Recognition Font B (OCR B)

***OCR A and OCR B support 120 and 180 PEL, with 120 PEL the default value.

Selectable forms length and width

Character attribute specification:

  • Selectable pitch: normal, expanded, and compressed
  • Emphasized (shadow) printing
  • Automatic underlining and overscoring
  • Superscript and subscript printing
  • Double high and wide printing
  • Resident multinational character sets

Graphics and Vertical Formatting

Several graphics and vertical formatting features are available.

Three built-in graphics generators:

  • IBM Proprinter III XL bit-image graphics
  • Epson FX dot graphics mode
  • P-Series Plot

Programmable electronic vertical formatting provides rapid vertical paper movement to specified lines for printing repetitive and continuous forms. You can use the following methods:

  1. Vertical tabbing in Serial Matrix, Proprinter III XL, and Epson FX emulation modes
  2. Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU) in P-Series emulation mode

Protocols and Emulations

A protocol is a set of rules governing the exchange of information between the printer and its host computer. These rules consist of codes that manipulate and print data and allow for machine-to-machine communication. A printer and its host computer must use the same protocol. As used in this manual, protocol and emulation mean the same thing.

Most impact printers are single ASCII character codes to print text, numbers, and punctuation marks. Some characters, both singularly and in groups are defined as control codes. Control codes instruct the printer to perform specific functions, such as underlining text, print subscripts, setting page margins, etc. The main difference between most printer protocols is in the characters used to create control codes and the ways in which these characters are formatted.

When the printer executes the character and control codes of a particular printer protocol, it is “emulating” that printer. If the printer uses the Proprinter III XL protocol, for example, it is emulating an IBM Proprinter III XL printer. If the printer is using the Epson FX printer protocol, for example, we can also say it is in Epson FX emulation mode.

There are additional emulations that are provided as optional features, such the Code V and IGP emulations.



Maximum print speed (lpm)

IBM 6500-v1P

Fast draft mode: 1,000; DP mode: 750; NLQ mode: 400; Acoustics: 50 dBA/66 dBA

Print options

Vertical spacing: 3, 4, 6 or 8 lines per inch, or as selected by host


Horizontal spacing: 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 18, 20 characters per inch

Form specifications

Continuous form width: 3" to 17" (7.6 cm to 43.2 cm) with tear strips


Continuous form length: 3" to 24" (7.6 cm to 61 cm)


Horizontal and vertical fine-scale forms adjustments


One-to-six part forms


Dual-position lid on pedestal to allow quick access to forms

Printer emulations

Standard: IBM Proprinter; Epson FX-1050; P-Series XQ; Serial Matrix


Optional: Twinax: 4234 Models 2, 8 and 12; 5225 Models 1, 2, 3 and 4; COAX: 3287 Models 1 and 7, 4234


Models 1, 2 and 11; InfoPrint Solutions Company IPDSTM; Code V/IGP; ANSI 3.6; Telnet 5250/3270

Physical characteristics - Pedestal


Models v1P: 35.5"/24.6"/30"/120 lbs. (90.2 cm/62.5 cm/76.2 cm/54.4 kg)


Standard: RS-232; IEEE 1284/Centronics Parallel


Optional: RS-422; Coax/Twinax (SCS or IPDS); 10/100BaseT Ethernet (ASCII or IPDS); Wireless Ethernet


Auto switching between active interfaces

Power consumption

IBM 6500-v1P

Nominal power at 120 VAC: 197 watts

Power requirements

Auto-ranging 120/240 VAC; 50/60 Hz

Environmental operating conditions

Relative humidity

15% to 80% (non-condensing)


50 to 104 degrees F (10 to 40 degrees C)


All purpose Ultra Capacity ribbon: 50 million characters


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